I have one question also. Do you have the Nicad data to enter into a typical shunt based monitor to calibrate it? Without loading the 5 or 6 parameters a quality battery monitor needs, it really is not going to be that accurate. It is so nice to have the data from a BMS and no shunt required. Very accurate Soc:)
> This is probably a dumb question, but is the NiCad battery UL listed? > Most batteries are not. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 7/10/18 2:19 PM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote: >> >> >> I don't know of any listed battery monitors. Not sure what spec they >> would be tested to ? >> >> However... >> In Canada, I have heard of systems being individually blessed by >> inspectors or whoever that >> include products that don't have listings but everything in the system >> had to have a listing. >> >> I know that this was done for our wind Clipper in Canada not long ago. >> >> Email me directly and I can try to find the particulars of that >> situation if it might help here. >> >> Thanks, >> boB >> >> >> On 7/10/2018 11:36 AM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Just to clarify, MidNite has two (2) battery monitors.... Sort of... >>> >>> The MNBCM that Tom referred to is a shunt-less voltage monitor that >>> lets you know when >>> the battery has not received an Absorb charge cycle for 1 week and 2 >>> weeks. It also has >>> somewhat of a voltage meter. It is purely based on battery voltage >>> and looks for the rise >>> in voltage for an accumulated of around 2 hours or so... It has a >>> semi-circle of LEDs on it. >>> >>> Then the Whizbang Junior is a 500A @ 50 mV shunt tack-on circuit >>> board that connects to >>> the MidNite Classic or Kid charge controllers that calculates State >>> Of Charge based on >>> Amp-Hours in and out of the bank. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> boB >>> >>> >>> On 7/10/2018 9:09 AM, Dan Fink wrote: >>>> The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto >>>> that shunt. >>>> >>>> Dan Fink >>>> Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute >>>> IREC Certified Instructor⢠for: >>>> ~ PV Installation Professional >>>> ~ Small Wind Installer >>>> Executive Director, Buckville Energy >>>> NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers⢠>>>> NABCEP Associate >>>> >>>> 970.672.4342 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy <t...@solar-biz.com >>>> <mailto:t...@solar-biz.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the >>>> Schneider Battery monitor. 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